Car fire investigated as arson

GLOUCESTER TWP. -- A car fire that occurred in front of Lakeview Apartments Saturday morning is being investigated as arson.

At 5:26 a.m. the Gloucester Twp. Police Department and the Chews Landing Fire Department were dispatched to the apartments for a reported vehicle fire.

A 1999 Toyota was fully engulfed in fire in front of Building 80 and damaged two additional cars with radiant heat. The vehicle¹s owner said the vehicle was not operable and had been parked there for some time.

Camden County Fire Marshall Jay Houck and Chews Landing Fire Department Fire Marshall Kenneth Young responded to the scene and determined the origin of the fire to be a suspicious arson. The name of the victim is not being released at this time.